Service Enablers

CREATE LOCATION-BASED APPLICATIONS. WaveMarket's Veriplace™ Platform enables Developers to access the real-world location of their end users' feature phones and smartphones on Tier 1 carrier networks like the Sprint network. Because location is passed to Developers through standards-based APIs, any kind of application can be "location-enabled" including SMS, WAP, handset download, web, Facebook widget, etc.

Designed with Developers' needs in mind, Veriplace™ provides a single, comprehensive platform for obtaining location from end-users – Veriplace™ handles all of the permissions and privacy features so you can focus on designing great applications and your users feel comfortable using your application, which will be Veriplace™ certified. The Veriplace™ platform is based on the same commercially-proven security and privacy solutions used in WaveMarket's industry leading Sprint Family Locator product.

Set up a free Developer account today, visit http://developer.veriplace.com

WHERE™ connects consumers with people, places and things through the power of location. Whether finding friends in a crowded city, locating the lowest gas prices, satisfying a craving for a latte or scoring tickets to a local show, it’s all about navigating your world. WHERE lets consumers personalize their mobile experience while exploring and sharing interests with friends.

Whatever your pursuits, WHERE delivers the best in local information from Eventful, Yelp, GasBuddy, Zipcar, ShopLocal, Starbucks, Buddy Beacon® and more. Through WHERE’s partnership with Sprint’s Open Location Platform, third-party developers are able to location-enable their applications, WAP sites, Web sites and SMS campaigns using a simple Web-service API on the WHERE platform.

For more information, please visit http://developer.where.com.

LOC-AID Technologies’ location aggregation platform is a B2B single point of access for developers seeking multi-carrier location information, providing all-encompassing access to mobile location information without the need for a client on the mobile phone. Mobile location data (high. medium and low precision) is made accessible to network based services (such as: Mobile Marketing/Advertising, Validation/Notification Services, Messaging Services, Enterprise Services and Security Services) and is provided as a network initiated query. The LOC-AID Aggregation platform interconnects messaging and network geo-elements, managing location data as well as privacy and permitting access from any carrier’s network. LOC-AID’s Location Aggregation Platform then makes location results available – and relevant – to developers, channels and enterprises as a set of web services in easy to use GUI APIs. The combination of the two enables LOC-AID to effectively “wholesale” location information in a highly-organized, precise and secure manner – an industry first.

The LOC-AID Location Aggregation platform emulates the proven business model of messaging aggregators, which issued in a new era in wireless data use, application development, and revenue enhancement through the use of SMS/MMS messaging. LOC-AID’s Location Aggregation is proven to enable clientless, inter-carrier and inter-operability of location accessibility just as messaging aggregation expedited the standardization and interoperability of messaging in North America.

For more information, please visit www.loc-aid.net.

The PlaceWhere™ platform enables application developers to achieve their product visions in a quick and cost effective manner.  Our suite of location, mapping, and geo-services APIs have been designed to support a wide range of LBS applications and market segments including:

• Navigation, Local search, Fleet/asset tracking, Security, Field Services, Healthcare, Transportation & Distribution, Mobile Resource Management, Friend/family finder apps, and Location-aware advertising

Developers can get up and running with the PlaceWhere API in a matter of hours, and take products to market in a matter of days.  PlaceWhere manages carrier-specific policies and business rules, and serves as the central clearinghouse for all transactions.  The platform lets content developers connect once, and have access to location services across all supported carriers.  In addition, PlaceWhere includes mapping and geo-services which aid developers in providing the complete LBS experience:

• Geocoding, Reverse Geocoding (address lookup), Geofencing and alerts, Mapping, Point of Interest management

The PlaceWhere platform can be used to develop mobile client apps (i.e. J2ME, BREW, iPhone, RIM), mobile web and WAP, web, SMS, rich desktop applications and more.

Useful Networks is a Denver-based company that delivers innovative mobile location technology products to end users via the Internet and mobile carriers.  Founded in July 2006, Useful Networks is a privately held subsidiary of Liberty Media.  For more information on Useful Networks, visit www.useful-networks.com or email devinfo@useful-networks.com.

Alcatel-Lucent is helping network providers open their networks and enable third-party application developers, content owners and advertisers develop and deliver enhanced applications to further encourage growth of the mobile application ecosystem.

Through the Alcatel-Lucent Open API Service, Alcatel-Lucent provides developers with critical access to valuable network capabilities such as location, presence and network address books, which are solely owned by network providers. Using this service, developers need only know one set of simple APIs to access a range of services across multiple network providers without the worry of managing contractual agreements, connecting their application servers to network equipment or learning complicated telecom protocols. Now they can devote their time and energy to developing applications that deliver a more compelling and trusted experience to end users.

The Alcatel-Lucent service also provides end-to-end support, including service registration, application interface testing, payment and settlement, network access, and an application sandbox. This enables application providers to incorporate powerful network capabilities into their applications while also reducing the cost, development and testing time associated with launching new applications.

For more information, please visit openAPI.alcatel-lucent.com.